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Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Photo by mdwildlife
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Field Notes

Description:

Great Blue Heron in a high tree nest, roughly 20-30 feet off the ground. She was feeding her young but very hard to see buried in the nest.

Notes:

Clove Lakes Park, Staten Island, NY 10314

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Great Blue Heron

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Birds of the World
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The Color Blue
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Wildlife of Northeastern USA

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PublishedMay 17, 2013

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